A portion of the first major revision of "De Motu Corporum.", Early 1685
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.5: 21-22
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Fonds:
Early drafts of the Principia and related notes; additions, corrections and revisions to the Principia. This is the 'general' category: papers relating specifically to lunar theory or containing mathematical problems are classified separately.
Dates
- Creation: Early 1685
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton/1 with the exception of MS.Add.4007, which is open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room.
Extent
2 folio(s) (ff.2 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.3965.Sec5.21,r.tif Add.3965.Sec5.22,v.tif
Bibliography
M.P. VI, 1.2, pp.92-96. First published in A.R. Hall and M.B. Hall, "Unpublished Scientific Papers of Isaac Newton" (Cambridge, 1962,) pp.239-241, and also in J.W. Herivel, "The Background to Newton's Principia" (Oxford, 1966,) pp.315-316.
Repository Details
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Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
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